While Ace Attorney is now a massive media franchise with tons of games, merchandise, an anime, stage plays, manga, operas, a movie, escape games, novels, and, best of all, pachinko machines, it all started with a quirky little adventure game for the Gameboy Advance in 2001 whose original form would never leave Japan. The DS re-release eventually came to the West, and with its clever writing, intriguing mysteries, quirky characters, and awesome music developed a small but committed cult following that has developed into the large fanbase today.

Unfortunately, the so-called "Ace Attorney" games of today are nothing like the witty, well-crafted origin of the franchise. And this degradation of the series can be traced to one man: Takeshi Yamazaki. He is the reason we have these bizarre games with 18 year old defense attorney psychologists and trials based on spirit channeling. He is the reason the series strayed from its path of normal legal dramas, like 13 year old prosecutors and parrots as witnesses. He is the reason the franchise has become the unrecognizable abomination it is today.

People who know me probably already know of my dissatisfaction with Yamazaki's first main series game. I tried to give him another chance, but that too simply didn't hold up. Consequently, the rest of the staff* and I have decided to return this site to its roots, and devote it to the games that we fell in love with, rather than the series as a whole. From now on we will be "Takumi-Records," a fansite dedicated to games made by the genius who has brought us amazing adventures involving quirky lawyers, stylish ghost detectives, and time-traveling dinosaurs, Shu Takumi. Only. We will no longer tolerate any discussion or mention of Yamazaki or the games he created... not that he made any games, of course. After all, Apollo Justice was the last main series Ace Attorney game made, and the only games since then have been PLvAA and DGS.

*: One member of the staff, Gerkuman, refused to denounce Yamazaki and pledge unending loyalty to Takumi. He has since been dealt with.

You dare taint the great, prolific, flawless Takumi's image by using his name without reference to his work on a Gakkou no Kowai Uwasa: Hanako-san ga Kita!! videogame adaptation and the ever flawless Resident Evil 2?!!!!

You posers better apologize for this mockery towards the great, prolific, flawless Takumi because you can never love him the way I do!!!

Sometimes I feel like facepalmingI'm just not sure on whose face to push my hand on.

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Thank goodness,because Yamazaki s terrible. His games were so bad I got three fevers in a row after playing them. Ever since I've hidden them in a rocket and now they're in space because the rocket exploded because of their toxicity.

Takumi is love; Takumi is life.

Edit: ok I know that you all are a lil confused so here's some help so u can understand

I totally said this word for word btw. Anyway I wrote:

Apollo trilogy? I don't feel the same way myself. When AJ was made,Takumi left,putting the future of the main series into question. DD was made,but only six years later by the same guy who did AAI,Yamazaki. After DD,he wasn't even on board with making SoJ. He was only convinced barely. So really,it never was planned to be a trilogy.

As for Edgeworth,the games didn't sell well overseas,so I doubt they'll be made anytime soon.

So yea Takumi is good and Yamazaki is literally Satan

Hi, I'm Socot. After waking up from a poison-induced coma which I was in for 7 years, I decided to take to prosecuting, hoping I would discover my true identity by doing so. So far, I have gone undefeated,but I have not regained my memory. Will I get it back?

Hi, I'm Socot. After waking up from a poison-induced coma which I was in for 7 years, I decided to take to prosecuting, hoping I would discover my true identity by doing so. So far, I have gone undefeated,but I have not regained my memory. Will I get it back?

I want to see a Takumi and Yamazaki game now. Dual Destinies 3 featuring Athena Cykes, Simon Blackquill and Rayfa Padma Khura'in, with sepcial guest Nahyuta and Dhurke Sahdmadhi. Would be great to bring back the mechanics from AAI and AAI2.

What about Simon Blackquill? It's not a DD game without him. And Takumi.

Hi, I'm Socot. After waking up from a poison-induced coma which I was in for 7 years, I decided to take to prosecuting, hoping I would discover my true identity by doing so. So far, I have gone undefeated,but I have not regained my memory. Will I get it back?

I'm honored that my legacy has been made. My words have finally been heard, my instincts have been entrusted by more people than myself.

...However, today I had a humble realization. The credit should not have went to the one and only infallible Takumi-san only. He deserves praise for sure but the TRUE genius of Ace Attorney must be Conan Doyle who wrote the original Sherlock Holmes series. In the first place Ace Attorney have veered far away from its original territory which came from him.

I must sadly announce I'm no longer a fan of Shu Takumi as of today as I realized he is not actually that original because his ideas primarily came from these beloved novels and not his genius brain. Therefore You-know-who is forgiven because all he has ever done for the series have tried to recapture something that is actually original and not a Sherlock Holmes fanfiction.

I think in time we should consider dubbing the board "Doyle-records" in honor to the history of literature.

Wise words. Also, I may be one of the few people who find every villain in the series at least acceptable, even the less important ones (say, a filler-case villain).

(but then again, I'm the guy who is capable of liking Moe as a character, so why am I even talking...)

Not alone there pal. Moe is the best. Though my favourite is Cornered.

linkenski wrote:

This caught my Twitter feed.

I'm honored that my legacy has been made. My words have finally been heard, my instincts have been entrusted by more people than myself.

...However, today I had a humble realization. The credit should not have went to the one and only infallible Takumi-san only. He deserves praise for sure but the TRUE genius of Ace Attorney must be Conan Doyle who wrote the original Sherlock Holmes series. In the first place Ace Attorney have veered far away from its original territory which came from him.

I must sadly announce I'm no longer a fan of Shu The Great and Infallible Takumi as of today as I realized he is not actually that original because his ideas primarily came from these beloved novels and not his genius brain. Therefore You-know-who is forgiven because all he has ever done for the series have tried to recapture something that is actually original and not a Sherlock Holmes fanfiction.

I think in time we should consider dubbing the board "Doyle-records" in honor to the history of literature.

Gasp! A naysayer! Get out of our safe space

Bolting Shaman wrote:

Spoiler: Dino Crisis

Bobby Fulbright: I'm the muthafukin T-Rex!!

That, and I still think Error: character not found is a decent villain and that Error: character not found is a jerk

Error:post not found as it was contradictory to Takumi 's logic

Hi, I'm Socot. After waking up from a poison-induced coma which I was in for 7 years, I decided to take to prosecuting, hoping I would discover my true identity by doing so. So far, I have gone undefeated,but I have not regained my memory. Will I get it back?

What I said wasn't autocorrected by CR though. It's an AA subreddit gag from way back,when all the users kept saying their favourite music was Cornered. Soon it became a meme.

Hi, I'm Socot. After waking up from a poison-induced coma which I was in for 7 years, I decided to take to prosecuting, hoping I would discover my true identity by doing so. So far, I have gone undefeated,but I have not regained my memory. Will I get it back?

Finally we can move past He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named. I hate him and everything he has done to my irrational pick for favorite character, Apollo, like giving him CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT. BURN HIM, BURN HIM!

Totally,

Spoiler: SoJ

"btw guys Polly's from Khura'in even though that doesn't fit in with what we know bout him k BAI"

I don't even know if I'm being joking anymore

Hi, I'm Socot. After waking up from a poison-induced coma which I was in for 7 years, I decided to take to prosecuting, hoping I would discover my true identity by doing so. So far, I have gone undefeated,but I have not regained my memory. Will I get it back?

"btw guys Polly's from Khura'in even though that doesn't fit in with what we know bout him k BAI"

I don't even know if I'm being joking anymore

Spoiler:

"Phoenix becomes a hobo, throws away most of the things he learned from Mia and his friends are nowhere near him. His ancestor was also a lawyer who personally knew the idiotic Sherlock Holmes"

Let's finish off Athena as well

Spoiler:

"Hi guys I'm an 18 year old lawyer who got her badge early and everyone loves me except the baddies. I also have an extremely TRAGIC BACKSTORY. FFEL FOR ME

FEEL FO-"

Hi, I'm Socot. After waking up from a poison-induced coma which I was in for 7 years, I decided to take to prosecuting, hoping I would discover my true identity by doing so. So far, I have gone undefeated,but I have not regained my memory. Will I get it back?

"Hi guys I'm an 18 year old lawyer who got her badge early and everyone loves me except the baddies. I also have an extremely TRAGIC BACKSTORY. FFEL FOR ME

FEEL FO-"

Spoiler:

"I'm a prosecutor who got her badge when I was 13. You love me because I call people fools, whip them and turn out to be a crybaby at the end, waaahhhh"

"I'm a prosecutor who got his badge when I was 17. I've got the most worthless rival connection in the series since my rival didn't even know that I was the one who tarnished his idol's reputation but people are guaranteed to like me because I'm good-looking and play air guitar"

Sometimes I feel like facepalmingI'm just not sure on whose face to push my hand on.

"Hi guys I'm an 18 year old lawyer who got her badge early and everyone loves me except the baddies. I also have an extremely TRAGIC BACKSTORY. FFEL FOR ME

FEEL FO-"

Spoiler:

"I'm a prosecutor who got her badge when I was 13. You love me because I call people fools, whip them and turn out to be a crybaby at the end, waaahhhh"

"I'm a prosecutor who got his badge when I was 17. I've got the most worthless rival connection in the series since my rival didn't even know that I was the one who tarnished his idol's reputation but people are guaranteed to like me because I'm good-looking and play air guitar"

Spoiler: SoJ

"I'm a douchebag,but I guess I'm redeemed because it was a facade all along lol go to hell damn you beads satorha let it go and move on"

Hi, I'm Socot. After waking up from a poison-induced coma which I was in for 7 years, I decided to take to prosecuting, hoping I would discover my true identity by doing so. So far, I have gone undefeated,but I have not regained my memory. Will I get it back?

"I'm a douchebag,but I guess I'm redeemed because it was a facade all along lol go to hell damn you beads satorha let it go and move on"

Spoiler:

"I'm a douchebag who tried to kill the circus master's daughter but killed the circus master instead, but I guess you're supposed to feel bad because it wasn't intended lol the guy who tells the lady in the next case he doesn't care if she kills herself says to take it easy on me"

Sometimes I feel like facepalmingI'm just not sure on whose face to push my hand on.

"I'm a douchebag,but I guess I'm redeemed because it was a facade all along lol go to hell damn you beads satorha let it go and move on"

Spoiler:

"I'm a douchebag who tried to kill the circus master's daughter but killed the circus master instead, but I guess you're supposed to feel bad because it wasn't intended lol the guy who tells the lady in the next case he doesn't care if she kills herself says to take it easy on me"

Hell yea

Spoiler:

"I'm the only son of a millionaire who clearly has enough money to give me and is willing to give it to me but I won't ask him and instead stage my kidnapping because I can't repay the loan somehow with the help of my dumb girlfriend and my butler who's my girlfriend's dad I know this but I won't tell her though lol also I'm a whiny brat who only killed in self defence technically so I guess you're supposed to feel bad for me LOL"

Hi, I'm Socot. After waking up from a poison-induced coma which I was in for 7 years, I decided to take to prosecuting, hoping I would discover my true identity by doing so. So far, I have gone undefeated,but I have not regained my memory. Will I get it back?

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